MONACO YACHT SHOW SPECIAL

After Cannes lets take a look at the Monaco Yacht Show which will take place in Monaco from the 23 rd to the 26 th of September. Who will be there ? (most of the information is already in the blog so click on the links to know more about each project).

BERRET RACOUPEAU YACHT DESIGN

Olivier and his team will introduce their latest designs including a 90 footer aluminium luxury catamaran "LA SELLA DEL DIAVOLO" which has just been launched in Italy and of course their eco-smart 100 foot CODE [E]. Olivier has developed within his design office a special research and development department to study the most innovative eco-friendly solutions for luxury sailboats.

JFA


JFA is actually building the largest all composite catamaran a 110 foot on VPLP drawings. I am really waiting to hear more about this beautiful catamaran but very little information is coming out of the shipyard.

SUNREEF

The new SUNREEF 90 DD

SUNREEF is actually building a SUNREEF 102 DD which will be launched this winter and SUNREEF 114 which will be launched next January. To late for this year yacht show but hopefully we can see one of them for Monaco in 2010. SUNREEF will also introduced the new SUNREEF 90 Double Deck with an innovative mezzanine in the saloon and the breathtaking 150 by SUNREEF. I would really like SUNREEF to find a buyer for this concept which is really different from the other designs. If there is one place to find a rich and new design attracted client it is Monaco indeed.

VPLP

The VPLP design office has created the largest sailing catamaran to date with DOUCE FRANCE a 138 footer and HEMISPHERE, the largest ever catamaran which is still at the DERECKTOR shipyard due to legal issues between the owner and the yard. Too bad, this catamaran was really expected. The design office has drawn many other project for very large catamaran which they will introduce during the show.

CANNES BOAT SHOW SPECIAL

The sun is now shining in France, even in Brittany, and we are getting close to September and the Cannes and Monaco Boat Shows. I did a quick check at the Festival International de la Plaisance de Cannes website to see what you will find in terms of luxury catamarans. The list of exhibitors is very short, I hope it has not been updated, I will do a check in August to complete this post.

CATLANTECH

Catlantech will introduce the CATLANTE 600, a 60 foot catamaran, built by the Catlantech shipyard in Lorient (France). The interesting, yet I am wondering how they are doing that, feature of the CATLANTE 600 is that they offer 9 different version, from charter to owner, both sail and motor trawler type.




WINDPEARL YACHTS

First time I hear of this company located in Paris. They are the builders of luxury sailing yachts including a FastCat 60 designed by Marc Lombard. I couldn't access their website so I found more information on Marc Lombard's website. I hope I am writing about the same cats. If you know more let me know.



VPLP

Of course the world most famous multihull designer office will be at the show to present I guess many of their design including the VPLP 110 being actually built at the JFA shipyard.



NOAH ALUMARINE

Alumarine, the builder of the largest sailing catamaran Douce France will introduce the NOAH range of motor trawler catamaran with their amazing design. The shipyard will introduce three different sizes a 69, a 76 and an 88. I really like the design of these elegant catamarans. I already wrote a post about the range if you want to see more details.

SUNREEF YACHTS

Of course SUNREEF will there again and strong with three units afloat : the last SUNREEF 70 POWER "SEA BASS", the SUNREEF 70 sailing "SEAZEN II" and the SUNREEF 62 "TAHAA II" with an extravagant design.
At this occasion SUNREEF YACHTS which enlarges its activities and is actually building new production facilities will introduce a new range of monohulls motor yachts the Blue Reef Yachts and a new in house section CYS International dedicated to building one off projects from external designers and clients.

MORELLI AND MELVIN 65 ' AT WESTERLY MARINE

Westerly Marine, is a custom boat builder located in Santa Anna, California specialised in Carbon Fiber performance Vessels. They are actually building two 65 footer Morelli and Melvin designed catamarans and they look great.

Westerly Marine was founded in 1970 (the year I was born). The yard can take in charge a custom project from A to Z thanks to a highly qualified work force mastering the arts of composite, wood works, mechanics, and electricity. They have built very fast racing monohulls and more confortable ones still able to achieve high performance.

Two Morelli and Melvin 65 ' are being built in the yard full carbon as you can see on the pictures. I don't have any drawings of the interiors but from the exterior you can see that twose two cats are really designed to sail fast and long distance off shore. They should be easily handled by a crew of two.

The design office also located in California, in Huntington Beach is doing a great job designing sleek, fast and elegant catamarans. I would say that recently their trademark is the use of reverse bows which not only are great looking but also very efficient in increasing the performance of this sailboats.

If you have more information about those cats, let me know.

SEA BASS - THE NEW SUNREEF 70 POWER

SEA BASS was launched a month ago at the SUNREEF shipyard in Gdansk - Poland. Designed to be a luxury charter catamaran, SEA BASS really looks nice and is full of new interesting features. Lets take a tour of this news SUNREEF.

One of the most amazing feature is the size of the flybridge which hosts a relaxing area around a four seats Jacuzzi, a dining table, a wet bar with an ice maker, a crane for the jet ski, a barbecue and an hydraulic diving platform for the fun. The lighting system is state of the art with a remote control to manage both the exterior and the interior lighting from a 300 m distance. This bus system enables to have different lights colors and create impressive lighting sequences..

SEA BASS is a semi-owner version with 2 equals master cabins with great sea views. There are two over luxury mid-ships cabins and a owner/cooks quarter. The kitchen is very impressive with a lot of space and storage.

The helm station is very comfortable with a small salon and leads to both owner suites and the flybridge.

You will find a nice video of SEA BASS on SUNREEF's website.

BRASIL CAT 190 - A HOT MOTOR CATAMARAN

If you are looking for a well built, hot motor catamaran, turn your head to the new BRASIL CAT 190. This 63 feet catamaran offers more than 200 m² of living space and a maximum speed of 27 knots.

Built using the infusion process, the Brasil Cat 190 is light and well powered. The average speed is around 23 knots. At that speed this catamaran is very stable. Cats are famous in Brasil for their reduced draft which enable them to sail almost anywhere, even in the most secluded areas. The Brasil Cat has an autonomy of 1 700 miles with an average fuel comsumption of 130 l/hour. Founded in 2004, Brasil Cats aims the top of the market with a very high quality product. If you look at the website you will find some interesting videos showing the Brasil Cat 190 sailing and anchored in really beautiful places.